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Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2016
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Gregory Christopher Grosz, Magnolia, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2006.01); E21B 10/14 (2006.01); E21B 10/52 (2006.01); E21B 10/50 (2006.01); E21B 10/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2013.01); E21B 10/14 (2013.01); E21B 10/50 (2013.01); E21B 10/52 (2013.01); E21B 10/567 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drill bit includes a bit body having one or more blades extending therefrom, a plurality of cutters secured to the one or more blades, and a rolling element assembly positioned within a cavity defined on the bit body. The rolling element assembly includes a rolling element rotatable within the cavity about a rotational axis, and a retainer extendable within a retainer slot defined in the cavity to secure the rolling element within the cavity. The retainer and the cavity cooperatively encircle more than 180° but less than 360° of a circumference of the rolling element while leaving a full axial width of the rolling element exposed.


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